Brittany Murphy's Dad Is "Outraged" by "Trashy" Lifetime Biopic

He allegedly harassed the actress playing his daughter.

Lifetime is set to air The Brittany Murphy Story, a biopic based on the life and mysterious death of the late actress, on September 6. But before it hits airwaves, Murphy's father is trying to clear the air about his family's portrayal.

In an interview with The Examiner, Angelo Bertolotti took the network to task:

"The Brittany Murphy Story is an affront to everything my daughter was in real life. It's hideous, unauthorized and completely untrue."

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Bertolotti slammed the movie's "bad wigs" and said the actress playing Murphy, Amanda Fuller, looks and acts nothing like his daughter. He took the greatest offense at the movie's portrayal of him as an absent dad, saying he was constantly a part of Murphy's life and financially supported her mother, Sharon.

Fuller responded in an interview with The TV Page, saying Bertolotti has been harassing her on Twitter over her performance. She claims she only had two days to prepare, so she didn't have time to get down to Murphy's weight or take vocal lessons. "But in the end, I think it became less of it being a look-alike piece and more about just trying to capture the essence of who she was," she said.

But that may not be enough for Murphy's parents. Bertolotti told Radar last month that he plans to take legal action against the network. Murphy's mother has said she was not consulted about the movie, and she didn't cooperate with the production of it.